Tim Draper: measuring education by jobs created
When Richard invited Tim Draper to add to his biography, Draper brought up Draper University. He described jobs created by graduates as an outcome he wanted to discuss alongside job placement.
A different outcome to count
Draper contrasted graduates obtaining jobs with graduates creating them. His comparison came in an answer about a program for entrepreneurs. It changes the question from whether a graduate found employment to whether that graduate built an activity that employed other people.
Keep the claim with the speaker
The interview includes Draper's own figures for student participation and business outcomes. Those are his statements at the time of the recording. Draper emphasized jobs created as a measure of entrepreneurship education.
In Tim Draper's words
"our average graduate uh create seven jobs" (Tim Draper, the recorded interview with Richard C. Wilson)
How to use this
- Define whether an education program measures placement or business creation.
- Keep a reported outcome attached to its speaker and recording.
Questions and answers
What outcome did Draper emphasize?
Jobs created by graduates of an entrepreneurship program.
How did Richard open the discussion?
He invited Draper to add anything missing from the opening biography.